A future

for the
world’s
children?
The numbers
that count
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experts from around the
world: a WHO-UNICEF-Lancet
Commission question
Is there
a future for the
world’s children?
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major new child key
health challenges message:
urgent action is
needed to guarantee
Harmful children's health
Degraded and well-being
commercial
environment
marketing
0
excuses

0
time
to lose
 of corporate profits
are made at the
expense of children
and their future from: Degrading
Billions the environment
of
$
 1 500 000 01.2019

Our house is
1.5 million
students participated in climate strikes in
on fire
Greta Thunberg
2000 cities worldwide in March 2019
Temperatures
could increase by around

4° by 2100 <1.5°
is the maximum target for
warming due to greenhouse
gas emissions
7million
deaths each year (2014)

due to air pollution

 of corporate profits
are made at the
expense of children
Marketing harmful
and their future from:
commercial products
Billions
of
$
Up to

30,000
TV ads seen by some
children in 1 year, many
for harmful products
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000
124 million
children and adolescents
affected by obesity (2016)
1-4 alcohol ads
seen every day
by some children Up to

86%
of young children
can identify at least
one cigarette
brand logo
 Falling
Falling 180 countries ranked on
child flourishing and

sshort
hort
sustainability

0
countries provide all
conditions needed to
support every child
to grow up and have
a healthy future.
 An
investment
that pays
$10-20
benefit for every dollar
invested in health in
lower income
countries

Age 0 to
∞
health benefits from investing in
children extend to adulthood and
future generations
Our
solutions

1
high-level national
government child health
coordinator to lead action
across multiple sectors
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Sustainable
1
package of international
human rights laws and
regulations working to
effectively protect
children from harmful
marketing, along with

Development new national laws.

Goals
with children at the heart
of every policy
2.4 billion
children in the world
having their say
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http://bit.ly/AFutureForChildren

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